Unitary manifolding set



Dec. 25, 1934. J. R. DICKSON UNITARY MANIFOLDING SET 2 Shets-Sheet 1 Filed June 23, 1932 INVENTOR. JOHN E D/c/(so/v,

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Dec. 25, 1934, v.1. R. DICKSON UNITARY MANIFOLDING SET Filed June 25, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. fol-W E. D/cKsoN, BY

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Patented. p... 25, 1934 PATENT OFFICE UNITARY MANIFOLDING SET John R. Dickson, Elmira, N. Y.

Application June 23,

8 Claims.

This invention relates toimprovements in unitary manifolding assemblies of record and transfer leaves and more particularly to such assemblies as are self-contained and flexible and pliable throughout their extent adapting them for use in various forms of manifolding machines such as typewriters and the like.

It is a general object of the invention \to provide an improved unitary manifolding assembly of the class mentionedwhich is simple in structure and usage, having an improved arrangement of the leaves whereby they are satisfactorily held in position in the assembly and easily separated from each other after the inscriptions have been completed.

A further object of' the invention is to provide a unitary manifolding assembly of the class mentioned embodying an relative relation of a transfer unit whereby the latter not only is inexpensive in manufacture, but is simple and practical in use and easily separated from the assembly.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved arrangement for supporting a multiply transfer unit in position in an assembly with I reference to the record leaves.

According'to another improved feature of the invention, the multi-ply transfer unit is attached in position to the record unit whereby severance of the two along adjacent fold lines is effective in severing the attachment, thus record and transfer leaves to be separated after inscription.

Other objects of the invention. will be, in part, pointed out in the following detailed description of several illustrative but preferred embodiments of the invention and will be, in part obvious in connection therewith.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exempli fied in the construction hereinafter set forth and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a more complete understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference is had to the following detailed description and to the accompanying drawin s in which Fig.- 1 is a perspective partially diagrammatic view of a manifolding assembly embodying the invention, parts being broken away to reveal the structure;

Fig. 2 is a partially diagratic side elevation of the assembly of Fig. 1;.

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are partially diagrammatic perimproved structure and permitting the i 1932, Serial No. 618,820

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of Fig. 6 on a slightly smaller scale;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view similar to Fig. 6, but including a slightly modified structure. 4

Referring first to the embodiment of the invention disclosed in Fig. 1, it will be noted that in these views as well as in the views of the other embodiments, the disclosure is partially diagrammatic, the various manifolding sheets or leaves of the manifolding assembly being abnormally separated from each other in order to reveal the structure and arrangement more clearly. As shown best in Fig. 1, a record sheet indicated generally at 10 of paper or similar material is provided with longitudinal fold lines 11 and 12 and may have printed or otherwise impressed thereon a plurality of blank forms 13. In this embodiment there are only two such fold lines in the record sheet 10 thus providing three record leaves or divisions. One of these record leaves 14 forms the original upon which 'bhf inscriptions are directly inscribed, another or intermediate leaf 15 is the duplicate, while the third leaf 16 forms the triplicate record leaf. Each of these record leaves is preferably provided with one of the'blank forms 13 which are arranged in superposed registry with each other when the assembly or set is in normal condition. The original and duplicate record leaves are copy leaves to which the inscriptions are to be transferred by means of transfer or carbon leaves.

Each of the fold lines 11 and 12 is preferably appropriately weakened for severance therealong as by scoring or perforating as indicated diagrammatically in Fig. 1. Thus it will be noticed that the three record leaves 14, 15 and 16 are formed from a single sheet of paper, the original leaf is being folded or turned in one direction from one edge of the duplicate leaf 15, while the triplicate leaf 16 is turned or folded in the opposite direction from the opposite edge of the leaf 15. In other words the original leaf is folded in one direction to overlie the duplicate leaf, while the triplicate leaf is folded in the opposite direction to underlie the dup cate. These record leaves are thus arranged in zigzag relation with each other.

In order to transfer the inscriptions made upon the original leaf to the copy leaves of the assembly, a transfer unit 1'7 is provided. As shown in of transfer plies or leaves 18 and 19 each preferably provided with transfer material only on its underside as indicated at 20, although such material may be employed on both sides if needed. Only two transfer leaves are included in the transfer unit in the embodiment shown, but additional transfer leaves may be connected together in the unit in case additional copies are required.

As clearly seen in Figs. 1 and 2, the multi-ply transfer unit 17 is provided by attaching the two leaves together at the adjacent extending edges thereof as indicated at 21. These extensions 21 are preferably as shown integral with the transfer leaves and may be free of transfer material. These are attached together beyond the adjacent edges of the record leaves as by an adhesive 22. The transfer leaf extensions thus connected provide an extension or tab free of transfer material and positioned beyond the edges of the record leaves by means of which the transfer unit maybe grasped and removed from its interleaved position in the assembly. Also, the removal of the transfer material promotes a firm bond by the adhesive.

From the foregoing description of the structure it will be noticed that the attachment between the transfer leaves 18 and 19 provides a support or supporting lugon the transfer unit which functions to hold the tab or extension 21 from being moved from its normal position into the assembly, whereby said tab is maintained in'its extended position so that it may be grasped at any time for removal from the unit.

It will be noticed that the multi-ply transfer unit 17 straddles or encloses the intermediate or duplicate record leaf 15, the transfer leaf 18 being disposed between the original'and duplicate record leaves while the other transfer leaf-1'19 is positioned between the duplicate record leaves.

and triplicate Due to this encompassing position of the transfer unit, said unitis effectually maintained in its interleaved transfer relation in the assembly without positive attachment thereof to the record leaves. It may thus be removed after inscription without severing any positive attachments. At the end-of the assembly opposite to the tab 21 the ends of the transfer leaves 18 and 19 terminate short of the adjacent ends of the record leaves, thus providing extensions or. tabs 23 whereby the record leaves may be selectively grasped at these ends to the exclusion of the transfer leaves. It will be understood that other forms of selective grip structure may be employed for selectively gripping one of said sets of leaves to the exclusion of the other set. At the opposite end of the assembly the transfer unit 17 may be selectively gripped by means of the selective grip tab 21 to the exclusion of therecord leaves.

From the foregoing it will be understood that the record and transfer leaves of the assembly are permanentlyarranged in superposed manifolding relation with each other as described and are maintained in this condition until the inscriptionshave been entered. Such inscriptions may be entered manually or by introduction of the assembly into an appropriate manifolding machine such, for example, as a typewriter. To facilitate usage in manifolding machines, it will be observed that the complete assembly is flex.- ible and pliable throughout its entire extent and that there are no objectionable thicknesses or projections that might interfere with the free entry into the machine. There may be a series construction, it is convenient to provide for Figs. 1 and 2, this unit is provided with a plurality of entries made at different times upon the complete unitary record assembly such, for example, as to complete a statement covering a period of time. When all the entries have been made, the transfer unit 17 can be separated from its interleaved position easily and in a moments time, merely by gripping the record leaves at the selective grips 23 and at the same time grip ping the tab 21 and then exerting a, pull in the opposite directions. At any time thereafter the original, duplicate and triplicate inscribed rec ord leaves may be easily detached from each other along the weakened severance lines 11 and 12.

Referring to Fig. 3, the structure generally is l the same as that above described and the corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals with the addition of the index a. However, in this form the selective grip for the transfer unit 17a is provided by forming grip apertures or recesses 24 in the top edges of the record. The transfer unit 17a may be made from a single integral sheet of transfer paper folded along the line 25. Normally positioned inalignment with the grip apertures 24 is an attachment 26 between the adjacent end portions of the transfer leaves 18a and 19a. Although this attachment may be of any preferred this purpose a spot of paste 26 attaching the adjacent surfaces of the transfer leaves. This attachment also provides a supporting lug engaging in the apertures to aid in maintaining the transfer unit in its correct manifolding position.

As shown in Fig. 4, the structure and general arrangement is similar to that of Fig. 1, corresponding parts being designated by the same reference numerals with the addition of the index b.. In this case the transfer leaves 18b and 19b are attached together by folding one part of the extension or tab 21b backwardly about the other part thereof, as shown. A stitch 27 of textile or similar material, or a staple of light wire may then be passed through the plies of the grip extension, holding them together in assembled relation. This structure also provides a supporting lug for maintaining the grip tab 21b always in its accessible position extending beyond the adjacent edges of the record leaves 14b, etc.

According to the embodiment of Fig. 5, the transfer unit 17c comprising the transfer leaves 180 and 190 is similar to the structure shown in Fig. 1,-- but in this case the supporting lug for maintaining the transfer unit in its correct manifolding position and with the selective grip tab 210 in extended position is provided by means of a supporting tab 28 upon the transfer unit. As shown, this'supporting lug or tab 28 may conveniently be formed by slitting one of the transfer leaves as leaf 18c, as indicated at 29 leaving the supporting tab attached only at one edge to the transfer leaf., This structure provides rather a firm grip between the transfer unit and the adjacent edge of the duplicate record leaf 150 as clearly seen in Fig. 5.

The structure shown in Figs. 6 and 7 is similar in some respects to that of Fig. 1 and includes an integral record sheet d folded as in Fig. 1 to forman original record leaf 14d, a duplicate d and a triplicate 16d.

In this case the duplicate 16d has at its top end a supporting extension 30 forming a part of the leaf but separated therefrom by a weakened severance or tear-off line 31. This extension 30 supporting extension provides a support for the transfer leaves 32, each having a supporting extension 33 free of transfer material and attached in any convenient manner to the supporting extension 30 as by an adhesive indicated at 34. These transfer leaf supporting extensions 33 are preferably integral with the respective transfer leaves and are preferably unprovided with weakened severance lines corresponding to the weakened tearofflines of the record leaves. In other words the tear-oil lines adjacent to the supporting extension or binding stub 30 arepositioned selectively only in the record leaves while the paper of the transfer leaves remains of its full original strength at the juncture of theleaf with the binding stubs or supporting extensions 33. This provides for selectively severing the record leaves from the binding stubfiii as later more fully described,

An additional record leaf 35 underlies the other record leaves and the lower transfer leaf 32, having also a supporting extension 36 overlapping the other supporting extensions and attached thereto by the adhesive 34. A weakened tear-off line 3'lis also provided for severing the record leaf 35 from the supporting stub or extension. Selective grip formations 23d are provided at the end opposite the binding stub as in Figs. 1 and 2;

The structure shown in Fig. 8 is similarto that of Figs. 6 and .7, a binding stub forthe record and transfer leaves being provided at one end or edge of the assembly. In this case, however, the supporting extension or stub 302 is formed on the duplicate record leaf 15c rather than upon the triplicate leaf as in Fig. 6. This stub or extension 30c provides a support for the transfer leaves 32c and for the additional or quadruplicate record leaf 35c which corresponds to the quadruplicate record leaf 35 in Fig. 6. The duplicate record leaf 15c and the quadruplicate record leaf 35c are provided with weakened severance lines 31c and 37e similar to the arrangement in Fig.3 while the transfer leaves are correspondingly unweakened.

From the foregoing it will be understood that the embodiments of the invention shown in. Figs. 3 to 8 inclusive, will function in use substantially as above described in connection with Figs. land 2. All of the various manifolding sets are flexible and pliable throughout their extent, being thus well adapted for use in the various forms of manifolding machines. When the inscriptions have been completed on the forms of Figs. 6, 'I and 8, the transfer leaves may be readily separated from the inscribed record leaves by grasping the bindin: stub at one end and grasping the record leaves at the other end by virtue of the gripformation 2311. A tearing pull is then exerted, whereupon the record. leaves will be severed from the supporting stub or extension along their respective weakened severance lines while the transfer leaves will be withdrawn from their interleaved position with the record leaves. It will be noticed that the transfer leaves will not be severed from the supporting stub by this operation because they are unprovided with weakened severance lines and for the further reason that they are not If desired, the transfer leaves may be provided with weakened severance lines similar to those of the record leaves and similarly positioned so that the used. transfer leaves may be severed from the and afterwards used for arrangement would not selective separation of a the other purposes. This interfere with the transfer leaves from the inscribed record leaves because the transfer leaves are not gripped at their lower ends during the separating operation. The transfer leaves in all of the embodiments are preferably of the one-time type, being made of.

thin, light paper and having light coatings of transfer material.

It will be understood folding set in any of its different embodiments may be handled and marketed separately, or a multiplicity of the sets may be bound together in a unit or book and detached therefrom as desired for use'..- Thus, a multiplicity of the sets could be clamped together in a book or each individual set may beprovided with a binding extension or tab by means of which it may be bound in the book, the tabs being severable for the purpose of removing the sets individually. Also, a multiplicity of sets may be bound together in a unit by applying an adhesive at the aligned or flush edges thereof in a well known in connection with ordinary writing tablets.

Since certain changes may be made in the above construction and different embodiments of' the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having described my. invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A unitary manifolding assembly including, in

combination, a plurality of record leaves including a single sheet folded to form the leaves and to position them in superposed manifolding relation, and a transfer unit having two attached transfer leaves positioned in inscribing transfer relation that the improved maniplane at right angles to the sets as at opposite sides of one of said record leaves, said record and transfer leaves being free from positive attachment with each other, said transfer leaves having extensions positioned outside of the bounds of the record leaves andsaid extensions having attachment with each other inside of the outer edge of the extensions and positioned for engagement with the intermediate record leaf to maintain said extensions in exposed position. 2. A unitary manifolding assembly including, in combination, a plurality of record leaves including a single sheet folded to form the leaves and' to position them in superposed manifolding relation, and a transfer unit having two attached transfer leaves positioned in inscribing transfer relation at opposite sides of oneof said record leaves, said record and transfer leaves'being free from positive attachment with each other, said transfer leaves having extensions positioned outside of the bounds of the record leaves to provide grip tabs and said extensions being pasted to each otherin rmediate the adjacent edge of the record leaf andthe outer edge of the extensions to provide a supporting lug for maintaining the extensions in exposed position, said tab being free-of exposed transfer material.

3. A unitary manifolding assembly including, in combination, a single record sheet folded along lines toprovide three record leaves arranged in overlapping manifolding relation and a two-ply transfer unit having two attached plies or transfer leaves, each of said transfer plies being positioned between two adjacent said record leaves for the transfer of inscriptions to one of the latter, said transfer plies enclosing one of the record leaves and having overlapping extensions positioned outside of the bounds of the record leaves and secured together between the adjacent edge of the enclosed record leaf and the outer edges of the extensions. v

4. A unitary manifolding assembly including, in combination, a single record sheet folded along lines to provide three recordleaves arranged in overlapping manifolding relation and a two-ply transfer unit having two attached plies or transfer leaves, each of said transfer plies being positioned between two adjacent said record leaves for the transfer of inscriptions to one of the latter, said transfer plies having a grip tab or extension positioned outside of the bounds of the record leaves, and a lug on the transfer unit engaging one of the record leaves to hold said tab in exposed position. v

5. A unitary manifolding assembly including, in combination, a single record sheet folded along lines to provide three record leaves arranged in overlapping manifolding relation and a two-ply transfer unit having two attached plies or transfer leaves, each of said transfer plies being positioned between two adjacent for the transfer of inscriptions to one of the latter, said transfer plies having a grip tab or extension positioned outside of the bounds'of the record leaves, and one of the plies of said transfer unit being slitted and deflected adjacent said grip tab to form a lug engaging the adjacent edge of one of the record leaves to hold said tab in exposed position.

6. A unitary manifolding assembly including, in combination, a single record sheet folded alon lines to provide three record leaves arranged in overlapping manifolding relation, one of said record leaves having at one edge a supporting extension positioned beyond the adjacent edges of the other said record leaves, an additional said record leaves record leaves having at one edge a supporting extension positioned beyond the adjacent edges of the other said record leaves, an additional record leaf attached to said supporting extension, and a plurality of transfer leaves attached to said supporting extension and lying respectively in transfer relation between adjacent record leaves, said supporting extension being weakened for detachment from its leaf by weakened severance line, and the transfer leaves being correspondingly unweakened.

8. A unitary manifolding assembly including, in combination, a single record sheet folded along lines to provide three record leaves arranged in overlapping manifolding relation and a two-ply transfer unit having two plies or transfer leaves havingattachment with each other, said attachment extending to points spaced inwardly from the adjacent edges of the transfer plies, each of said transfer plies being positioned between two adjacent said record leaves for the transfer of inscriptions to one of the latter, said transfer plies being positioned at opposite sides of ,one of the record leaves which has anotch in its edge, said transfer plies having overlapping portions positioned in alignment with said notch, and said attachment between the transfer plies being seated within said notch.

JOHN R. DICKSON. 

